Cotter pin puller



M. A. SWEAT 2,593,935

coTTER PIN FULLER April 22, 1952 Filed June 27, 1949 lll/A r- E' s. 'A .=l

i?? if I NVENTOR Mr A, ASW/@af ATTORNEYS Patented Apr. 22, 1952 UNITED sTATEsN PATENT OFFICE 2,593,935 t l CUTTER` PlN FULLER` Martin A. Sweat, Waycross, Ga. Application J une 27, 1949, Serial No. 101,531

2 Claims.

This invention relates to cotter pin removers and more particularly to the type provided with a slidably mounted bolt, a hook on a free end portion of said bolt adapted to engage the eye of a cotter pin, and actuating means for reciprocating said bolt and removing said pin from its securing position.

A particular object of this invention is the provision of a cotter pin remover which is adapted to be used in confined spaces where it is diilicult to use a conventional pin removing means.

This invention has as a further object the provision of a reciprocating bolt which is swivelly mounted with respect to the means for reciprocating said bolt thereby allowing the bolt to rotate to any position to hook thecotter pin eye.

Still another object of the present invention is the provision of a flexible cable and housing therefor connecting the bolt and its actuating means.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a cotter pin remover which may also be used as a means for placing a new cotter pin in position without dropping said pin before it is in position. Still other objects and advantages will become apparent from the following description of the present invention illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary elevation of the present invention;

Figure 2 is a sectional view of the reciprocating bolt, its housing and connection to the flexible cable;

Figure 3 is a sectional view of the bolt actuating means and its connection to the otherend of the flexible cable;

Figure 4 is an end view of the invention as shown in Fig. 2;

Figure 5 is a bottom view of the bolt hook shown engaging the eye of a cotter pin which is secured in position;

Figure 6 is a view similar to Fig. 5 showing the cotter pin withdrawn from its securing position;

Figure 7 is a sectional view taken on line 'I-l of Fig. 3.

The present cotter pin remover consists of threegeneral parts, (l) a reciprocating bolt and its `sleeve-like housing, generally designated as I I, (2) an actuating means for reciprocating said jbolt, generally designated as I Land .(3) aiiexible cable and its housing connecting said bolt and its actuating means.

As best seen in Fig. 2, the bolt and housing assembly Ill comprises an elongated sleeve I3 having a bolt I4 slidablyand rotatably mounted therein. One end of sleeve I3 is closed by means of a wall I5, this end wall having an axial opening centrally arranged therein. The outer periphery of said wall is hexagonally shaped in order that a means will be provided for securing .a wrench thereto to facilitate removal of the sleeve from the assembly. Adjacent the end wall and extending in a direction opposite to the sleeve is provided a threaded portion I'I of a diameter less than that of sleeve I3. Threadngly connected therewith is a nut I8. It will be apparent from Fig. 2 that the threaded portion I 1 of the sleeve is of a length less than that of nut I8 thereby furnishinga space I9 adapted to receive one end of a flexible cable housing 20 which may be threadingly received by said nut I8 or may be soldered therein.

The free end of the bolt I4 is provided at the lower portion thereof with a recess 2|. Downwardly projecting from said recess land of a length equal to approximately one-half the diameter of the bolt is a round hook-like fixture 22. It is this xture which is adapted to be placed in the eye of the cotter pin.

The actuating means II, as will be seen in Figs. 1, 3 and 7, comprises a grip consisting of upper and lower handles 23 and 24, respectively. Both of these handles are arcuate in shape and semi-circular in cross section. The upper handle 23 is bifurcated at one end thereof and is provided with apertures 25, which are adapted to receive a bolt or rivet 25 therethrough. Intermediate the ends of the lower handle 24 apertures are provided which are also adapted toi receive therethrough the bolt or rivet means 26. Thereifore, to assemble the handles the bifurcated end portion of the upper handle 23 is placed intermediate the ends of the lower handle 24, said apertures in both handles being in alignment. The rivet or bolt means 26 is-then placed through the aligned openings and secured therein. In order to prevent the handle means 23 and-24 from collapsing together a spring 21 is wound intermediate its ends around the rivet means 26 and has one end lying against the inner surface of lower handle 24 and has another end 29` adapted to lie against the inner surface of the upper handle 23. It will therefore be seen that if the handles 23 and 24 are pressedtogether the spring 21 will force them apart when the applying force is released.

The means of securing the lower handle 24 to the assembly comprises the forming of a bifurcated end portion 30 on said handle means adjacent the rivet 26. Adapted to be secured between these bifurcated end portions is a bolt means 3|. One end of the bolt means 3l is tapered forming the surface 32. The inner portion of this tapered surface 32 forms a socket 33 which is adapted to receive the other end of cable housing 2i) therein. Any convenient means may be used to secure said cable in the socket. The other end portion of the bolt means 3i is provided with step-like reduced portions 34, 35-and 3l respectively, said portion 31 being externally threaded. A washer 3S is adapted to -be placed on the reduced portion 35 to abut the outer end of portion 34. To assemble the lower handle means 24 to the bolt means 3l the bifurcated end portion 3i) is placed around the reduced portion 35 to abut the washer 31:'. A nut 38 is then secured to thev threadedreduced portion 3'! until it abuts the other side of the bifurcated e'nd 3S of the handle means 2li. By tightening the nut 38 the handle Will be xedly secured thereto. Centrally of the bolt means 3| an axial opening 3Q is provided'to receivev a flexible cable 4d. Also as shown in Fig. 2 the flexible cable fill extends through the axial opening I5 in the sleeve wall I5. One end of the flexible cable it is adapted to be connected to the bolt I4 and the other end thereof is adapted to extend through an aperture ltI in a downwardly projecting lug i2 mounted on the inner surface of the upper handle 23. A circular stop plate d3. is secured to the end of the cable afterr it has been placed through apertures il and is adapted to abut lug 42.

The operation o the device is simple'. By way of illustration Figs. 5 and 6 show a cotter pin mounted in a machine part. In this instance the machine part comprises a sleeve dit having a pair of aligned apertures d'5 and fida on opposite sides thereof. A shaft it having an aperture 4'! is slidably received in said sleeve, said apertures d5, 45e and Gl all being in alignment. To prevent relative movement between sleeve fifi and shaft 46 a cotter pin 48 is inserted in the aligned apertures. One end of the cotter pin comprises an eye 50 and the other end is forme-d into av pair of legs 49 and 49a. When the eye 5i! is adjacent the sleeve M the legs and de are spread apart thereby securing the pin in position. To remove the cotter pin it is but necessary to insert the hook-like projection 22 on holt It in the cotter pin 1 eye 5G. Handles 23 and 2li are then pressed together causing the bolt iii to be pulled inwardly into sleeve i3. W hen the outer end of sleeve I3. engages the outer periphery of sleeve eiland handles 23 and 213 are pressed still closer together, the

hook is pulled further into sleeve i3 and the cotter pin ends 49 and figa are pulled into near parallel alignment, as shown in Fig. 6, and the cotter pin is withdrawn from the apertures and held in sleeve I3.

It is to be noted that the lower end of the. downwardly extending hook 22 on bolt I is of a length suiiicient to ride against the inner surface of sleeve I3. Thus, when the hook 22 engages the eye of the cotter pin and has removed same into sleeve I3 the cotter pin cannot be removed from the hook until the hook and bolt areY allowed to extend outwardly beyond the free endl of sleeve I3. This is very important since in working around electric motors and other intricate machineryl it is desirable not to lose-orv drop any parts into the machine.

It will be seen from the operation and the description of this cotter pin remover that cotter pinsv in out of the way places can easily be reached. That is, when there is not a straight line through the parts of the machinery tothe cotter pin, the ilexible cable Iand cable housing allows the bolt and its associated hook to be curved relative to the actuating means Iwithout impairing the efciency thereof. Many important uses may be attained by means of this exible cable.

Another use to which this cotter pin remover may be put is that of working around hot motors, exhaust pipes and hot water pipes. In the ordinary type of cotter pin remover it would be necessary to wait until each of these articles becomes cool before working thereon. However, with the present device the handle actuating means may be kept at some distance from the heat while the bolt may be placed near these 'articles to remove any necessary cotter pins. This results in quite a saving of time.

Also important from a practical standpoint is the fact that the bolt I4 is notv only slidably mounted in sleeve i3, but will also rotate therein. This. is brought about from theY fact thatv cable lilA is. swivelly received in the aperture 4I of lug d2. Thus, when the eye of a cotter pin extends in a direction other than vertical it is but necessary to rotate the bolt until it is inalignment with the eye. Handles 23 and 24 may remain in their normal position. This is in contrast to the ordinary type of cotter pin remover Where the handles must be rotated until the bolt hook. is in alinement with the eye of the cotter pin.

While a preferred form of the invention has been shown. and described it will be understood that modifications in details of form may be made without departure from the invention as dened in the appended claims.

I claim:

l. A cotter pin remover comprising a sleeve havingr a bolt slidably received therein,v means actuating said bolt, said means including a lower handle means having one end thereof bifurcated, bolt means connected to said one end having an opening therethrough, a flexible cable housing connecting said sleeve and said bifurcated end portion, an upper handle means having a bifurcated end portion partially connected to the lower handle intermediate the ends of said lower handle, a lug mounted on said upper handle having an aperture therein, a flexible cable extending through said housing connected, at. one of its ends to said bolt, the other end of 'said cable extending through the bifurcated portions of said handle, through said opening, through said lugv aperture, and being swivelly connected to said lug, said aperture and said opening being in substantial alignment.

2. A cotter pin remover comprising an elongated sleeve having a bolt slidably received therein, a flexible housing connected at one. of its ends to said sleeve, actuating means for'reciprocating said bolt connected to the other end of said flexible housing including a lower handle, an upper handle connected at one of its ends intermediate the ends of said lower handle, spring means normally holding the free ends of v said handles in spaced apart relation, a lug projecting downwardly from said upper handle and having an aperture therein, a flexible cable slidably received'by said housing and connected aty onev oi its ends to said bolt, the other end' of said cable being freely received within said aperture and extending therethrough, a stoplplate' mounted on the said other end of said cable, bolt means mounted on said lower handle having an open- 5 ing therethrough, said cable extending through said. opening, said opening being substantially Number in axial alignment with said aperture. 1,493,821

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